Waylon Smithers, left, kisses his first boyfriend, fashion mogul Michael De Graaf (voiced by guest stars Victor Garber) in the upcoming Nov.
21 episode of “The Simpsons.” Photo: 20th Television Waylon Smithers, the obedient, sycophantic assistant to cantankerous billionaire Montgomery Burns, will finally have a boyfriend in a landmark episode of “The Simpsons.” Excellent.
It’s only been 33 years. Smithers, who came out in a 2016 episode of the long running animated series, will be at the center of a gay romance story in the Nov.
21 episode “Portrait of a Lackey on Fire.” The forthcoming episode was written by longtime series writer Rob LaZebnik, 59, and his son, Johnny LaZebnik, 27, who identifies as gay. “So often, gay romances are a